Why has there never been a holiday where peace is celebrated all throughout the world?

...so sang Stevie Wonder in 'Happy Birthday', the soundtrack to the successful campaign to get a US public holiday to recognise the life and work of civil rights campaigner Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. As a result, on the third Monday in January, the nation celebrates Martin Luther King Day.

In Britain it's a different matter. As the nation prepares itself for the first Royal Wedding of the millennium, people are asking questions: What will the bride wear? 'What constitutional impact will this wedding have?' and most importantly, 'Will we get a day off work?' Which brings us to the crucial question: Do we get enough or too many Bank Holidays in the UK? With our allowance at eight days per year, do we need to catch up with our EU partners (who have on average three more), or shed them in line with our American cousins? We want you to answer:

• What impact do you think having more holidays would have on the economy? Would the tourism and leisure sector and morale of the workforce be outbalance the loss of working hours?
• What do you think of the current national holidays - does May Day have any political or traditional significance for you?

Of course, there's also the issue of what we should be celebrating on those proposed new holidays. Should these mark:

• An event, such as the oft-proposed and controversial Trafalgar Day (21 October), International Women's Day (8 March) or Armistice Day (11 November)?
• ...or an inspirational figure (as the Americans do with Martin Luther King's birthday)?
• Which figure do you think most deserves a day of celebration and why? Would it be appropriate to have a Richard Whiteley day for the celebration of puns, or possibly a Simon Cowell day to mark the wearing of the waistband at bodice level?

Have your say in this week's Talking Point.